Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” Here is the correct answer. A Warm Core Low is a low pressure area which is warmer at its center than at its periphery. Tropical cyclones exhibit this temperature pattern. Unlike cold core lows, these lows produce much of their cloud cover and precipitation during the nighttime. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level low will slowly migrate eastward through the Pacific Northwest continuing our wet weather. A frontal system moved through Oregon bringing more rain and then cooler temperatures. There will be a short break from the rain Tuesday. Then it’s back to wet weather.  Another frontal system pushes in by the end of the week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 61 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 58 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY AND FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY ABOVE 1,500 FT.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MONDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 AM MONDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT  UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
• A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, AND EASTERN CURRY COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain, small hail possible), evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening and just mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
• highs 44-42 warming back to 44 Tuesday lows 35-33.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Rain Thursday, cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 45-48 cooling back to 45 Saturday lows 38-44 cooling back to 38 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms, rain and snow and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.65 in. of rain possible, snow level 400 ft. rising to 1,000 ft. this afternoon, 3-4 in. of snow possible above 1,500 ft., 1 in. of snow possible below 1,500 ft.), rain and snow this evening, rain and snow showers and colder late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft.),
• AM rain and snow showers, cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night (snow level 2,000 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night.
• highs 44-42 lows 35-30.
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain a bit warmer Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday.
  highs 44-50 cooling to 47 Saturday lows 39-43 cooling to 40 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Rain this AM, a bit cooler with coastal rain and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms while rain and snow inland with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.60 in. of rain possible, small hail possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. this afternoon), breezy (Wind: increasing to NW 15-25 mph at the shore while NW 10-15 mph, gusty in storms), coastal rain with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms with showers late tonight while inland rain and snow with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, rain and snow showers late tonight (0.45 in. of rain possible, small hail possible, snow level 2,000 ft.) and breezy (Wind: NW increasing to 15-25 mph at the shore decreasing to NW 10-15 mph late while NW 10-15 mph inland),
• Mostly cloudy Monday with AM coastal showers while AM rain and snow showers inland (0.25 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 1,500 ft.), showers likely (70%) in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Just mostly cloudy Tuesday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 50-48 lows near 40.
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain Wednesday night and Thursday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday through Saturday.
• highs 50-54 cooling back to 50 Saturday lows 43-47 cooling back to 43 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with AM snow, snow showers and cooler this afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible), snow showers and cooler tonight (1-4 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers Monday (1-2 in. of snow possible) and in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, then a slight (20%) chance of snow Tuesday night.
• snow level 2,500 ft. this afternoon, at the surface tonight through Monday night, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday, then snow level at the surface Tuesday night.
• highs 30-26 warming to 28 Tuesday lows 22-19.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow and warmer Wednesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer Thursday, rain likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday.
• snow level 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, 5,000 ft. Friday night, then 4,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 34-36 cooling to 32 Saturday lows 27-30 cooling to 25 Friday night.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” Here is the correct answer. A Warm Core Low is a low pressure area which is warmer at its center than at its periphery. Tropical cyclones exhibit this temperature pattern. Unlike cold core lows, these lows produce much of their cloud cover and precipitation during the nighttime. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level low will slowly migrate eastward through the Pacific Northwest continuing our wet weather. A frontal system moves in for more rain and then cooler temperatures. Another frontal system pushes in by the end of the week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 6 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 4 AM MONDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 4 AM MONDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, this evening, rain late tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain), evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night and Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening and just mostly cloudy Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows 42-33 highs 44-42 warming back to 44 Tuesday.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night and Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 45-48 cooling back to 45 Saturday lows 38-44 cooling back to 38 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, tonight (0.95 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and snow and  a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon, 5-9 in. of snow possible), rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow showers and colder late Sunday night (2-3 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft.),
• Cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday (snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night (snow level 2,000 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night.
• lows 42-30 highs 44-42.
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain a bit warmer Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday.
• highs 44-50 cooling to 47 Saturday lows 39-43 cooling to 40 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, tonight (1.20 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph at the shore shifting W 10-15 mph late while SW 10-15 mph inland shifting W 5-10 mph late),
• Rain Sunday AM, a bit cooler with coastal rain and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms while rain and snow inland with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (small hail possible), breezy (Wind: increasing to NW 15-25 mph at the shore while NW 10-15 mph and gusty in the afternoon inland), coastal rain with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms with showers late Sunday night while inland rain and snow with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, rain and snow showers late at night (1.25 in. of rain possible, small hail possible, snow level 1,500 ft.) and breezy (Wind: NW increasing to 15-25 mph at the shore decreasing to NW 10-15 mph late while NW 10-15 mph inland),
• Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers while AM rain and snow showers inland (AM snow level 1,500 ft.), showers likely (70%) in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Just mostly cloudy Tuesday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows 46-40 highs near 50.
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain Wednesday night and Thursday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday through Saturday.
• highs 50-54 cooling back to 50 Saturday lows 43-47 cooling back to 43 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, rain and snow (2.00 in. of rain possible, 6-15 in. of snow possible above 5,500 ft. while 5-10 in. of snow possible below 5,500 ft.) late tonight (snow possibly heavy at times),
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible, 6-10 in. of snow possible), snow showers and a bit cooler Sunday night (2-5 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, then a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night.
• snow level 5,500 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late tonight, 3,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, at the surface Sunday night through Monday night, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday, then snow level at the surface Tuesday night.
• lows 30-19 highs 30-26 warming to 28 Tuesday.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow and warmer Wednesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer Thursday, rain likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday.
• snow level 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, 5,000 ft. Friday night, then 4,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 34-36 cooling to 32 Saturday lows 27-30 cooling to 25 Friday night.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” Here is the correct answer. A Warm Core Low is a low pressure area which is warmer at its center than at its periphery. Tropical cyclones exhibit this temperature pattern. Unlike cold core lows, these lows produce much of their cloud cover and precipitation during the nighttime. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level low will slowly migrate eastward through the Pacific Northwest continuing our wet weather. A frontal system moves in for more rain and then cooler temperatures. Another frontal system pushes in by the end of the week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND  JACKSON COUNTY.
• A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon), rain, possibly heavy at times, tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain, more in storms), mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Sunday night and Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening and just mostly cloudy at night.
• highs 50-45 lows 43-35.
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday night through Friday.
• highs 45-50 cooling to 46 Friday lows 36-39. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Rain today (0.50 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), rain, possibly heavy at times, late tonight (0.95 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Sunday (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon, 2-3 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening (small hail possible), rain and snow showers and colder late Sunday night (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late at night),
• Cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night.
• highs 50-43 lows 42-33.
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain, a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday.
• highs 45-48 lows 34-43. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain, possibly heavy at times, today, (1.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-20 mph increasing to 20-30 mph this afternoon at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland, gusts to 40 mph), rain, possibly heavy at times, tonight (1.20 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph at the shore shifting W 10-15 mph late while SW 10-15 mph inland shifting W 5-10 mph late),
• Rain Sunday AM, a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (small hail possible), coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night while  (1.25 in. of rain possible, small hail possible) and breezy (Wind: NW 20-25 mph at the shore decreasing to NW 10-15 mph late while NW 10-20 mph inland decreasing to NW 5-10 mph late at night), inland showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night inland, breezy (Wind: NW 15-25 mph decreasing to NW 10-156 mph late at the shore while NW 10-15 mph inland),
• Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (70%) Monday and showers likely (70%) in the afternoon while inland showers likely (70%), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night.
• highs 54-50 lows 46-40.
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday through Thursday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Friday.
• highs 50-54 lows 39-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow today (1.00 in. of rain possible, 6-10 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain and snow tonight (2.00 in. of rain possible, 8-14 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 10-20 mph gusts to 35 mph decreasing to SW 5-10 mph late at night),
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible), snow showers and a bit cooler Sunday night and Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late Monday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. today, 5,500 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, then at the surface Sunday night through Monday night.
• highs 35-28 lows 30-21.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow Wednesday, snow likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Thursday, then cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%)  Thursday night and Friday.
• snow level at the surface Tuesday through Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. Thursday night, then 6,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 28-36 cooling to 33 Friday lows 20-24.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level low will slowly migrate eastward through the Pacific Northwest continuing our wet weather. A frontal system approaches the coast over the weekend for more rain and then cooler temperatures.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SATURDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Cloudy with evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph in the afternoon), rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday night (1.00 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with  a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 43-35 highs 50-45.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday night through Friday.
• highs 45-50 cooling to 46 Friday lows 36-39. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. late),
• Rain Saturday (0.50 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 3,500 ft.), rain, possibly heavy at times, late at night (0.95 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Sunday (snow level 3,000 ft. in the afternoon, rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening (small hail possible), rain and snow showers and colder late Sunday night (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late at night),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers Monday, a bit cooler with afternoon rain and snow showers likely (70%), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night.
• lows 42-33 highs 50-43.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain, a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday.
• highs 45-48 lows 34-43. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with evening showers, a good (50%) of showers late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph shifting to S 5-10 late),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, (1.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland), rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday night (1.20 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph at the shore while SW 10-15 mph inland),
• Rain Sunday AM, a bit cooler with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (small hail possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Sunday night (1.25 in. of rain possible, small hail possible) and breezy (Wind: NW 20-25 mph at the shore decreasing to NW 10-15 mph late while NW 10-20 mph inland decreasing to NW 5-10 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday, then a (40%) chance of showers Monday night.
• lows 46-40 highs 54-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain and breezy and a bit warmer Thursday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Friday.
• highs 50-54 lows 39-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Saturday (1.00 in. of rain possible, 6-10 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph), rain and snow Saturday night (1.50 in. of rain possible, 8-14 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 10-15 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to 30 mph late at night),
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, snow showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Sunday night and Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Monday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight and Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 3,000 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night through Monday night.
• lows 26-28 cooling to 21 Monday night highs 35-28.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday night and Thursday, then cloudy with a  good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night and Friday.
• snow level at the surface Tuesday and Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 5,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 28-36 cooling to 33 Friday lows 20-24.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level low will slowly migrate eastward through the Pacific Northwest continuing our wet weather. A frontal system approaches the coast over the weekend for more rain and then cooler temperatures.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM UNTIL 3 PM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8PM TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Showers today (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon), cloudy with evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph in the afternoon), rain Saturday night (1.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Sunday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• highs 48-45 lows 42-36.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Thursday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Then cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 45-47 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.55 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. in the afternoon) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. late),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Saturday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), rain, possibly heavy at times, late Saturday night (0.95 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon, rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, rain and snow showers and colder late Sunday night.
• highs 49-52 cooling to 45 Sunday lows 42-35.
• Cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, showers likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday AM, then a (30%) chance of rain in the afternoon.
• highs near 45 lows 32-38. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Showers today (0.75 in. of rain possible) with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms (small hail possible), cloudy with evening showers, a good (50%) of showers late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, possibly heavy at times in the afternoon (1.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 10-15 mph shifting to S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late morning and in the afternoon), rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday night (1.20 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, a bit cooler with showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening (small hail possible), showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Sunday night (1.25 in. of rain possible).
• highs 50-55 cooling back to 50 Sunday lows 46-42.
• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers AM showers, then a (30%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
• highs 49-52 lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Rain and snow showers today (0.50 in. of rain possible, 4-7 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain and snow showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Saturday (1.0 in. of rain possible, 5-9 in. of snow possible, snow possibly heavy at times in the evening), rain and snow Saturday night and breezy (Wind: SW 10-20 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph in the afternoon gusts to 40 mph),
• Rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, then snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night.
• snow level 3,000 ft. today, 3,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 3,000 ft. Sunday, then 2,500 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 32-36 cooling back to 32 Sunday lows 27-22.
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow Tuesday night,
• Rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday.
• snow level at the surface Monday through Tuesday, 2,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 28-35 lows 20-24.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level low will slowly migrate eastward through the Pacific Northwest continuing our wet weather. A frontal system approaches the coast over the weekend for more rain and then cooler temperatures.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT ABOVE 4,500 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND CENTRAL, EASTERN AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, a good (50%) of showers and colder late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Showers Friday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), cloudy with evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (0.70 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night, heavy at times in the evening (1.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Sunday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• lows 43-46 highs 48-45.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• A (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Then cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 45-47 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening (0.45 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 3,500 ft), showers likely (70%) with a slight (20) chance of isolated thunderstorms late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible, small hail possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late),
• Mostly cloudy with showers Friday (0.55 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon), evening showers, showers likely (70%) late Friday night (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. late).
• Then mostly cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Saturday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), rain late Saturday night (0.95 in. of rain possible), possibly heavy at times,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Sunday, then rain and snow showers and colder late Sunday night.
• lows 42-35 highs 49-52 cooling to 45 Sunday.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, showers likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday AM, then a (30%) chance of rain in the afternoon.
• highs near 45 lows 32-38. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, showers and isolated thunderstorms late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Friday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and in the evening, showers likely (70%) late Friday night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, possibly heavy at times in the afternoon (1.25 in. of rain possible), and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph in the afternoon at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland), rain Saturday night (1.20 in. of rain possible) and Sunday (a bit cooler), then showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night (1.25 in. of rain possible).
• lows 45-42 highs 50-55 cooling back to 50 Sunday.
• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers AM showers, then a (30%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 49-52 lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Rain and snow showers Friday (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-7 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: S 5-15 mph gusts to 30 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain and snow showers at night (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Saturday (snow possibly heavy at times in the evening), rain and snow Saturday night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph, decreasing to SW 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph),
• Rain and snow in the AM, rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, then snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, 3,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 3,500 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night.
• lows near 28 highs 32-36 cooling to near 30 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Tuesday night,
• Rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday.
• snow level at the surface Monday through Tuesday, 2,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 28-35 lows 20-24.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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The jet stream is sending us more moisture giving us the potential of very heavy rainfall amounts in the Valley and falling snow levels in the mountains. This could good news for the anticipated ski season. Here is a  frontal system that pushed in Tuesday and overnight bringing more rain. Now we are in back of the frontal system staying wet.  Yet another frontal system approaches the coast Saturday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• *A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST,  THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
• *A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• *A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS,
• *A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• *A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• *A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 4,500 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
• *A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL  OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, more in storms) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph), evening showers, a good (50%) of showers and colder late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Friday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph in the afternoon), a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs near 50 lows near 43.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, a (40%) chance of showers at night and Tuesday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs near 45 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with widespread showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today and this evening (0.45 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 3,500 ft), showers late tonight (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late),
• Mostly cloudy with showers Friday (0.35 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon), evening showers, showers likely (70%) late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible).
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night (may be heavy at times at night).
• highs 50-53 lows 43-47.
• Mostly cloudy with rain (heavy at times) and a bit cooler Sunday, evening showers likely (70%), rain and snow showers likely (70%) late Sunday night and Monday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night and Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
• highs 45-48 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy and just a bit cooler with showers (0.60 in. of rain possible) with a slight (20%) chance of scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph), widespread showers (0.20 in. of rain possible) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at the shore tonight while widespread evening showers (0.20 in. of rain possible) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms inland this evening and widespread showers late tonight (0.45 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Friday (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and breezy (Wind: SW 10mph increasing to S 20-30 mph in the afternoon at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland), then rain (possibly heavy at times) Saturday night.
• highs 53-55 lows 45-48.
• Mostly cloudy with rain (possibly heavy at times) Sunday, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and colder Sunday night,
• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 50-52 lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible) and breezy and cooler (SW 15-25 mph gusts 45 mph), rain and snow showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Rain and snow showers Friday (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-7 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, then rain and snow (possibly heavy) Saturday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. today, 3,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, 3,000 ft. Saturday, then 5,500 ft. Saturday night.
• highs near 35 lows near 28.
• Rain and snow and a bit cooler Sunday, snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers and a bit cooler Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night through Wednesday.
• highs 30-28 warming to 34 Wednesday lows near 22.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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The jet stream is sending us more moisture giving us the potential of very heavy rainfall amounts in the Valley and falling snow levels in the mountains. This could good news for the anticipated ski season. Here is a  frontal system that pushed in Tuesday and overnight bringing more rain. Now we are in back of the frontal system staying wet.  Yet another frontal system approaches the coast Saturday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 50 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 5 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH  2 PM THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY ABOVE 4,500 FT. FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS,
• A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 2 AM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 4,500 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL  OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY,
• A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain and colder late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Thursday and a bit cooler with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph late), cloudy with evening showers, a good (50%) of showers late Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Friday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph in the afternoon), evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 47-42 highs 50-46.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Sunday and Sunday night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Monday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs near 45 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (70%), rain (possibly heavy at times, 0.70 in. of rain possible) late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.45 in. of rain possible), showers Thursday night (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.),
• Rain and snow showers Friday (0.35 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.rising to 35 mph), evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible).
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 44-47 highs 50-53.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night and Monday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night and Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
• highs 46-44 warming to 48 Wednesday lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with evening coastal rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms while evening rain likely (70%) inland, rain late (possibly heavy at times) tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind:SE 5-10 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit cooler with AM coastal rain Thursday AM, rain (0.60 in. of rain possible) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night while showers inland Thursday night (0.45 in. of rain possible),
• Showers (0.20 in. of rain possible) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at the shore Friday while inland afternoon showers, showers likely (70%) Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 46-48 highs 53-55.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, showers likely (70%) and colder Sunday night,
• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 50-52 lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow and colder tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph shifting SW 15-25 mph late, gusts to 50 mph),
• Rain and snow Thursday (0.75 in. of rain possible, 4-7 in. of snow possible) and windy and cooler (SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), rain and snow showers at night,
• Rain and snow showers Friday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday and Saturday night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, 3,000 ft. Saturday, then 4,500 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 32-27 highs near 35.
• Rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Sunday, snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers and a bit cooler Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night and Monday, 2,500 ft. Monday night, then at the surface Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 3-28 warming to 34 Wednesday lows near 22.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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The jet stream is sending us more moisture giving us the potential of very heavy rainfall amounts in the Valley and falling snow levels in the mountains. This could good news for the anticipated ski season. Here is a  frontal system that pushed in Tuesday and overnight bringing more rain. Now we are in back of the frontal system staying wet.  Yet another frontal system approaches the coast Saturday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 2 AM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 3 AM FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL  OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with showers this AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain (possibly heavy at times) and colder late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a bit cooler with showers Thursday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), then showers likely (70%) Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) through Friday night.
• highs 55-48 lows 44-42.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night through Tuesday.
• highs 49-46 lows 38-36. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Cloudy with AM rain, isolated showers and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.45 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), evening rain likely (70%), rain (possibly heavy at times, 0.70 in. of rain possible) late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon), showers Thursday night (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.),
• Rain and snow showers Friday (snow level 3,000 ft.), evening showers, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night.
• highs 58-50 lows 46-43.
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, rain, heavy at times, Saturday afternoon and Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, evening rain likely (70%), rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, then cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 51-47 warming to near 50 Tuesday lows 40-36. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with rain this AM, isolated showers and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible), evening coastal rain likely (70%) and rain late tonight while inland rain tonight (possibly heavy at times late, 0.65 in. of rain possible) tonight, windy (Wind:SE 5-10 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit cooler with rain Thursday AM, rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night while showers inland (0,65 in. of rain possible) and Friday, evening showers, then showers likely (70%) late Friday night.
• highs 59-54 lows 49-45.
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday and Saturday night,
• Rain Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday.
• highs 54-50 warming to 53 Tuesday lows 44-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers this AM, rain and snow showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 10-20 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing 25 mph this afternoon), partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow and colder tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible, 3-7 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph shifting SW 15-25 mph late),
• AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers Thursday afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible, 3-7 in. of snow possible) and windy and cooler (SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), rain and snow showers at night,
• Rain and snow showers Friday, then rain and snow showers and breezy at night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. this afternoon, 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, then 3,500 ft. Friday night.
• highs 42-33 lows 30-24.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday and Saturday night,
• Rain and snow showers Sunday, snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night through Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday.
• snow level 3,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday, at the surface Sunday night and Monday, 2,500 ft. Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 37-34 lows 25-23.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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The jet stream is sending us moisture from Hawaii, known as the Pineapple Express, which gives us the potential of very heavy rainfall amounts in the Valley and rising snow levels due to rain in the mountains. This could melt what little snow cover is currently in the mountains which would be a blow to the anticipated ski season, but snow levels will drop back down and more snow will fall. It looks like a parade of storms. Here is a  frontal system that pushed in today bringing more rain. Here is the continuing parade with another frontal system moving in Thursday and yet another frontal system approaches the coast Saturday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT  UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
•  A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, AND THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL  OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) this evening, rain (possibly heavy at times late, 0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph late) late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (%) chance of evening rain, rain (possibly heavy at times late, 0.85 in. of rain possible) and colder Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a bit cooler with showers and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Thursday afternoon, then showers likely (70%) Thursday night through Friday night.
• lows 52-42 highs 53-48.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday and Saturday night,
• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night through Tuesday.
• highs 49-46 lows 38-36. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) this evening, rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph),
• Cloudy with AM rain, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), rain (possibly heavy at times, 0.70 in. of rain possible) late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon and Thursday night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Friday and Friday night.
• lows 53-40 highs 62-50.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night and Sunday, evening rain likely (70%), rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, then cloudy with a (%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 48-46 lows 40-38. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with coastal rain tonight while inland evening rain likely (70%) and rain late tonight (possibly heavy at times) and very windy (Wind: SW 30-45 mph at the shore while SW 15-25 mph inland),
• Cloudy with rain Wednesday AM, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler in the afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late AM and in the afternoon), evening coastal rain likely (70%) and rain late at night while inland rain Wednesday night (possibly heavy at times late, 0.90 in. of rain possible) Wednesday night, (coastal Wind:SE 5-10 mph increasing to SE 15-20 mph then SW 25-35 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit cooler with rain Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon and evening, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night and Friday, then showers likely (70%) Friday night.
• lows 54-44 highs 62-52.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night and Sunday,rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Then cloudy with a (%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday.
• highs near 52 lows 44-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with rain tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 35-50 mph gusts to 75 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday AM, rain and snow showers and cooler in the afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: W 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to SW 5-15 mph gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon), a (%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow and colder Wednesday night (0.75 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind:S 10-15 mph gusts to 35 mph, increasing S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph late),
• AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers Thursday afternoon and breezy and cooler (SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain and snow showers at night,
• Snow showers Friday, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, 6,500 ft. falling to  4,500 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, 2,500 ft. Friday, then 3,000 ft. Friday night.
• lows 38-26 highs 39-33.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday, rain and snow Saturday night,
• Rain and snow showers Sunday, snow showers likely (70%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday.
• snow level 3,000 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday, at the surface Sunday night and Monday, 2,500 ft. Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 32-36 cooling to 34 Sunday and Monday lows near 23.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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